By Grant Terwilliger
The Student Association senate approved funds for the Newman Association, Dance Corps and Club Caribbean as well as discussed the future of the Student Association’s structure at its Oct. 15 meeting.
FUND APPROVALS
The Newman Association asked for $400 in allocations for 10 people to go to Camp Guggenheim for their retreat. The Newman Association is a catholic christian club where students are able to express their faith and find community at SUNY Plattsburgh.
The senate approved $400 in funds for the Newman Associations weekend retreat.
Dance Corps asked for up to $620 for their upcoming invitational on Oct. 25. Dance Corps is a dance club on Plattsburgh’s campus that holds local recitals and focuses on variety in dance as well as techniques in dance. Senior Dance Corps president Isabella Lambert expressed her excitement with bringing dance teams on campus and around the state for a competition.
“We really wanted to strengthen the dance community here and really have a good name for the school and our team. So we invited all of the dance teams on our campus to bring all of us together and collaborate on something. We also have five prospective teams,” Lambert said. “We have a really good array of judges coming. It’s a really great opportunity for dancers.”
They have invited the dance teams Vis Viva from RIT, Union College and others. The Student Association senate approved Dance Corps $620 in funds for their invitational event in a unanimous vote.
Club Caribbean asked the Senate for $1,367.10 for their Carnival of Crowns event.
The Carnival of Crowns is Club Caribbean’s first pageant on campus and will include SUNY Oneonta’s dance team and many costumes with wings and feathered head wraps. The event will feature games and other interactive activities for attendees alongside the main pageant.
Treasurer Jamal Bynum said that he feels that Caribbean culture should be celebrated more which is one of the main reasons why they wanted to hold the pageant.
“We feel that Caribbean appreciation is something that could be worked on on this campus, and even outside of Caribbean appreciation the appreciation of minorities in general,” Bynum said.
The student association approved $1,367.10 in funds for Club Caribbean’s pageant that will take place on Nov. 8.
FUTURE OF THE SA
In the Student Associations Executive meeting they discussed combining many internal operations and positions, reducing the senate while maintaining the same amount of executive positions. Vice President Jack Sweet said that reorganizing some positions internally could allow the SA to become more efficient.
“We are all working on ways to maximize the potential of everyone in the SA and make sure everyone reflects the SA,” Sweet said. “We have noticed things that have been working and things that haven’t been, and that’s the beauty of SA and how it can evolve.”
